Mount Vernon woman charged in Jamaican lottery scam

9:43 PM,
Feb. 11, 2014

Written by

James O?Rourke

A Mount Vernon woman is among several accused of bilking dozens of senior citizens out of thousands of dollars through a telemarketing lottery scam originating in Jamaica.

Crystal Moss, 22, was one of six women arrested and charged Tuesday in connection with the scheme, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said.

Between 2010 and March 2013, Moss and her alleged cohorts are believed to have taken more than $400,000 from seniors in the United States, eventually transporting the money personally, or via wire transfers, back to co-conspirators in Jamaica, Bharara said. ...